Des Moines Messenger Robbed. Postal Employee Arrested
Des Moines post office messenger William Martin was arrested Monday on charges of robbing U S mails. An investigation alleged to show guilt of the Cedar Rapids packing house employee Williams McCracken known as Billy is wounded in riots over 15 cents in a crap game. a son is accused of stabbing his father at No 119 South Third Street. A new shirt waist uniform order for mail carriers is expected from Washington.
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William Martin
Wildman Williams
Des Moines
Carbondale
Capitol City
Henry Collins
Collins
Williams McCracken
Billy’ McCracken
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
John
South Third Street
Schooler
Washington
Pacvitia
CO. W. Mott
Nor
Pau
St. Paul
Sara Matthews Handy
Atlantic
McC
Stuart
Stringfellow
Danville
Jeff Davis
Tven
Handy devices for shelling corn lifting, and cabbage
Three simple home devices are shown: A corn sheller built from a narrow board and a bent iron strip used as a shelter. B shows a lever made from an old horseshoe bolted to a long pole to pry stones or lift timbers. C uses a forked lever to pull cabbage with a fulcrum stick. all are quick to make in minutes and practical for rural work.
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T.G
Ushouse
Ohio
Rural depopulation in England prompts government concern
A 19th century analysis notes that 26 percent of England’s population lived in towns of 1000 or more in 1801, rising to 64 percent in 1991 in towns over 4000. Rural dwellers numbered 5,534,000 of 29,002,525. critics blame poor country schooling and rural neglect, with factors like leisure, wages, and local gentry pressure cited as causes.
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England
London Exchange
Lord Avebury
Squire
Parson
Found in an Old Stump A Pocketbook Shaped Stone Report
The Chicago Inter Ocean recounts a remarkable find near Dongola Union County where Marshal Penrod uncovered a hollow stone carved like a pocketbook. Inside were papers with hieroglyphic writing and a note claiming the manuscript of Joseph Smith’s book. Officials contacted Salt Lake church awaiting securing the stone and manuscript.
Arrests at Paris Fair Reported by Exposition Police
Exposition police record 13 097 arrests on fair grounds with categories including murder 4, murderous assaults 115, crimes against morals 362, minor alignments 14192, defacing property 401, theft 4607. Strangers arrested 1 769 with 44 Americans and one each from Denmark and Tolynesia. Items found total 66 317 including 46700 unclaimed dollars, 6000 plus umbrellas and oddities. Auction sale for charity planned after May 1.
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Exposition
Fair Grounds
Chicago Tribune
Denmark
Tolynesia
Curious Gun Accident Aboard British Battleship Thundere
While off Milford Haven Wales the British battleship Thundere experienced an unusual gun accident during ten inch breechloading target practice. One shot discharged only partially leaving base plate and fragment. gas pressure blew part of the projectile from the breech. On the second shot a three inch hole formed through the projectile, the base plate separating. Crew feared a full burst. damp powder or water in the guns suspected. Both guns appear sound.
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Milford Haven
Wales
Discovery of Stone Claims Mormon Manuscript near Dongola
Local marshal Penrod finds a hollow black oak stump near his Dongola farm containing a stone inscribed in English claiming to hold the original manuscript of Moron Joseph Smith. A drilled hole with cedar plugs reveals parchment sheets with undeciphered hieroglyphic writing amid the urban rumor of a sensational find.
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Ilingis
Marshal Pensrod
Dongola
Union County
Chicago Inter Ocean
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Penrod
Salt Lake
Mormon Chitch
Carbondale
Ill
Marshal Penrod
Tiecently Penrod
Moron
Marmon
Yankee Spy Foiled in Confederate Uniform Narrative
A vivid Atlantic anecdote recounts a caller posing as a Confederate captain who sought details about Major McCoby and staff, prompting a family to lie to protect information. The pivotal moment ends with the caller identified as Sheridan's trusted scout, and the major never receiving a crucial letter.
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Johnston
Sheridan
Parrot Loyal to Prince of Wales in Sandringham Hall
The prince of Wales loves animals and keeps a lively green parrot at Sandringham that talks and shouts a royal cheer for the queen to visitors. He bought the bird from a boy in Trafalgar Square, then crossed it with his equerry.
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Prince of Wales
Sandringham
Trafalgar Square
Lonm Dan
Smallest of the Small and Hidden Treasures in Teeth
The piece notes that atomic subdivision challenges preconceptions from Dr Gustava Le Bon and Lord Kelvin estimates. It mentions a Chicago man who hides 20 diamonds in roof teeth plates to avoid revealing them, and an old lady with a gold roof plate containing a miniature will. A chemist guards a secret dye preserving a prescription.
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Gustava le Bon
Lord Kelvin
le Bon
Chicago
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